Vivaldi Bookmark Dedupe

This is a simple tool to help resolve bookmark duplication that sometimes happens when using Vivaldi Sync.

Getting started

Clone the project or download it as a zip

Prerequisites:

• Node.js, tested with v13.2.0

How to use:

Use case #1, manual:

1. Copy your Bookmarks file from Vivaldi's profile directory into this directory.
2. Execute npm run start.
3. Close Vivaldi and copy Bookmarks back into Vivaldi's profile directory.

Use case #2, semi-automated:

1. Provide a paths.ts file containing a default export which is an array of strings, each element being a full path to a Bookmarks file of a Vivaldi instance (see example below).

   • By default, original and cleaned up file will be written to the tool's root directory
   • However, if in config.ts WRITE_CLEAN_BOOKMARKS_IN_PLACE is true, then the clean file will be written directly to the source directory, in which case the respective Vivaldi instance should be closed before running the tool

2. Execute npm run start.

paths.ts example on Windows with two Vivaldi instances:

const paths = [
	`C:\\Users\\<USERNAME>\\My Program Files\\Vivaldi Snapshot\\User Data\\Default\\Bookmarks`,
	`C:\\Users\\<USERNAME>\\AppData\\Local\\Vivaldi\\User Data\\Default\\Bookmarks`
];

export default paths;

Untested on other platforms, but should work the same way.

Notes:

• You can find each Vivaldi instance's profile directory by going to Vivaldi -> Help -> About and looking for Profile Path.

In use case #1, or #2 when WRITE_CLEAN_BOOKMARKS_IN_PLACE is set to true,

• the cleaned up bookmarks file will appear in the place of the old one (Bookmarks)
• the original Bookmarks file will be renamed to Bookmarks_original in case you need it.

Otherwise, if paths are provided in use case #2 and WRITE_CLEAN_BOOKMARKS_IN_PLACE is false, the original source directory will be prepended to the output file names to help you identify each one. In that case you must manually copy each one to its original directory and then rename it. Theoretically, for multiple instances synced to the same account, it should be possible to just use the same cleaned up file.

Built With

• Node.js
• TypeScript
• Inquirer.js

TODO

• Automate copying bookmarks from Vivaldi's dir and back into it
• Have a way to select which bookmark files are processed (if multiple are provided)
• Implement a way to select which duplicates are removed
• Have the CLI prompt for settings, e.g. input and output file name and WRITE_CLEAN_BOOKMARKS_IN_PLACE
• Add tests

Authors

• Kamen Minkov - Initial work

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

Thanks

Thanks to the whole Vivaldi team for making an awesome browser.

Acknowledgments

This tool is to be used without any warranty, i.e. I am not responsible for any data loss that might occur. Always have a copy of your bookmarks in a safe place before using this tool.

I am not affiliated in any way with Vivaldi Technologies besides being a user of their products.